Zach Dixon
FounderFounder at Players' Lounge · Founder at Players Lounge
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
About
Zach Dixon is a cofounder of Players' Lounge, a platform focused on gaming communities.
Founder at Players' LoungeYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Zach went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Zach can intro founders to Players' Lounge's investors below.
Players' Lounge's investors · 11
Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checksAlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksCourtside VenturesNew York · $1M – $1.5M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkGOAL VenturesLos AngelesGriffin Gaming PartnersSanta Monica · since 2022MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Players' Lounge
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Dan DelaneyFounder
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Austin WoolridgeFounder
Founder at Players Lounge
Intro paths
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In turn, Zach can intro founders to Players Lounge's investors below.
Experience
- Players' LoungeCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- TMRW SportsAngel Investor (Seed)current2022 — present
- AppchargeAngel Investor (Pre-Seed)current2023 — present
- PlayGreenAngel Investor (Series A)current2023 — present
- EternalAngel Investor (Series A)current2021 — present
- Incredible DreamAngel Investor (Pre-Seed)current2021 — present
- New York City Football Club, LLCAccount Executive / Game Day Operations2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sports IllustratedResearch and Production Assistant to Grant Wahl2014New York, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro
- Civic Entertainment GroupProject Coordinator2013 — 2014New York, New York
- Major League SoccerPlayer Relations and Competition Intern2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- William Morris EndeavorIntern to Company Partner, Unscripted TV2011Beverly Hills, CA
Skills & more
Research13Fundraising29Social Media43Editing12Event Planning32Non-profits2Community Outreach2TeachingInternational Relations1Tutoring1TumblrBlogging2
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Public RelationsEvent ManagementMarketingNetworkingCreative EntrepreneurshipProfessional MentoringSalesSports MarketingFrenchElementary SpanishSpanishElementary ArabicLanguages French · Portuguese · Spanish
- US Soccer Coaching "F" License — United States Soccer Federation
- Duolingo Spanish Fluency: Intermediate (Estimated) — Duolingo
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zach Dixon?
- Zach Dixon is a cofounder of Players' Lounge, a platform focused on gaming communities.
- Where does Zach Dixon work?
- Zach Dixon is Founder of Players Lounge and Founder at Players' Lounge.
- What companies did Zach Dixon found?
- Zach Dixon founded Players Lounge, Players' Lounge.
- Where did Zach Dixon go to school?
- Zach Dixon studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2018 Batch, Consumer Products); Wesleyan University (B.A., French Studies); Phillips Academy Andover.
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